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Start Your Water Distribution Service

A STEP-BY-STEP-GUIDE OF HOW TO START A COMMUNITY-BASED WATER DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
Start Your Water Distribution Service Business Plan
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE Tel
The Republic of Zambia Ministry of Local Government and Housing

Sustainable Lusaka Programme
Lusaka City Council
Start Your Water Distribution Service Business Plan

October 2001
This Training Manual is part of a training package that was produced for the Sustainable Lusaka Programme by a task force of the International Labour Organisation consisting of:Lucia Mandengenda for ILO/SIYB in Harare Evans Lwanga and Vivian Mthetwa for ILO/SIYB Master Trainers Wilma van Esch and Tomas Stenstrm for ILO/ASIST and Kees van der Ree for ILO/SEED, Geneva Copyright is vested in the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the International Labour Organisation. Nevertheless, short excerpts may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For permission to use or reproduce the contents of this training manual contact:
The Ministry of Local Government and Housing, Department for Physical Planning and Housing P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia Fax: +260-1-253697 Or International Labour Organisation, Lusaka Area Office PO Box 3218, Lusaka, Zambia Tel: +260-1-228071/2 or fax: +260-1-223277/84
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BUSINESS IDEA
Name of Business
The business is going to provide the following services
The customers will be
The business will sell in the following way
The business will satisfy the following needs of the customers
MARKET RESEARCH
Service
Customers
Needs & Wants of Customers
Competitors
MARKETING PLAN
SERVICE
Product/Service
Quality
Quantity
MARKETING PLAN
PRICE
Product/Service
Cost
How much customers are willing to pay Competitors price
Price
Reason for setting this price Discounts will be given to the following customers Reason for giving discounts Credit will be given to the following customers Reason for giving credit
MARKETING PLAN
PLACE
Location
The location is chosen for the following reason
MARKETING PLAN
PROMOTION
ADVERTISING
Type of advertising Details Cost
PUBLICITY
Type of publicity Details Cost
REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES

1. Business name to be registered Where a business is carried on under two or more business name, each of these business names must be stated 2. General nature of business 3. Principal place of business Plot No. and P.O. Box No. 4. Present Christian name (or names) and Surname (if any) of the individuals who are partners 5. Former Christian name (or names) and surname (if any) of the individuals who are partners. 6. Nationality of each of the individuals who are partners. NRC or Passport Number 7. Age and Sex of each of the individuals who are partners. If 21 years of age or over, it shall be sufficient to state full age 8. Usual place of residence of each of the individuals who are partners. (Full residential addresses - Plot No., Street, etc). 9. Other firms or corporation where partnership/directorship/shareholding is held business occupation (if any) of each individual who are partners. 10. Date of commencement of business.......... The date needed only stated where the business was commenced after the 1st day of January, 1932. 11. Financial Year of the firm................... 12. Corporate name of each corporation which is a partner. 13. Registered or principal office of each corporation which is a partner
STAFF
(TASKS OF GROUP MEMBERS)
Task
Required skills and experience
Performed by
(per month)
Pay
SALES FORM
PROJECTED SALES PER MONTH

(Number of services sold)
MATERIAL COST FORM

For service operators Direct material costs per month
Item Cost per unit Number of units per month Total costs
TOTAL
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LABOUR COST FORM

for service operators
DIRECT LABOUR COSTS
EMPLOYEE/ GROUP MEMBER
INDIRECT LABOUR COSTS

PAY FOR TIME NOT IN PRODUCTION
TOTAL
Total direct labour Total indirect labour costs costs; brought forward to the indirect cost form
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DEPRECIATION FORM
Depreciation per month Item Retail Price Product Life-span Depreciation per month
TOTAL
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INDIRECT COST FORM

Indirect costs per month
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS PER MONTH
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TOTAL COST PER SERVICE SUPPLIED
Material costs
Labour costs
Indirect costs
Total costs per month
Total direct material costs per month from the material cost form
Total direct labour Total indirect costs from costs from the labour the indirect cost form cost form
Total costs per month
Total costs per service
Number of services sold from the sales form

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REQUIRED START-UP CAPITAL

Investments
Business premises Construction or purchase of building Conversion/ reconstruction of premises
Equipment
Working capital
Stock of materials Promotion Wages and salaries Rent Other Costs
Total start-up capital
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SALES AND COST PLAN

DETAILS
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
200_
TOTAL
SALES
DIRECT MATERIAL COST
DIRECT LABOUR COST
=
GROSS PROFIT
INDIRECT COST
=
NET PROFIT
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CASH FLOW PLAN

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
1 Cash at the start of the month 2 Cash in from sales

CASH IN
3 Any other cash in 4 TOTAL CASH IN 5 Cash out for direct material costs
CASH OUT
6 Cash out for direct labour costs 7 Cash out for indirect costs 8 Cash out for planned investment in equipment 9 Loan repayment 10 Any other cash out 11 TOTAL CASH OUT 12 CASH AT THE END OF THE MONTH
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CASH FLOW PLAN continued

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1 Cash at the start of the month (brought forward)

CASH2 Cash in from sales IN
3 Any other cash in 4 TOTAL CASH IN 5 Cash out for direct material costs
CASH OUT
6 Cash out for direct labour costs 7 Cash out for indirect costs 8 Cash out for planned investment in equipment 9 Loan repayment 10 Any other cash out 11 TOTAL CASH OUT 12 CASH AT THE END OF THE MONTH
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ACTION PLAN
Action
Service
Contact
When
Price
Place
Promotion
Form of business
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ACTION PLANcontinued
Action
Tasks and responsibilities of group members
Contact
When
Costing
Start-up capital
Financial planning
Financial management
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Every business comes out of an idea. This Business Plan and the accompanying Start Your Business Manual are for you is you have a business idea and are thinking of starting your own business. The Manual will help you to organize your thoughts and get together the information you need. The Business Plan covers all the important aspects to be considered before starting your business. When you work through the Start Your Business Manual and fill in your Business Plan you will, for example: Make a marketing plan Calculate how much start-up capital you need Assess the sources of start-up capital Make financial plans. When you have read through the Manual and completed your Business Plan you will be able to decide if you should start your new business or not. If you decide that starting is a good idea, the Business Plan will be the plan for how to start.
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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE Tel

The Republic of Zambia Ministry of Local Government and Housing

Lusaka City Council

Start Your Water Distribution Service Business Plan

The business is going to provide the following services

The customers will be

The business will sell in the following way

The business will satisfy the following needs of the customers

Needs & Wants of Customers

How much customers are willing to pay Competitors price

The location is chosen for the following reason

REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES

Required skills and experience

PROJECTED SALES PER MONTH

MATERIAL COST FORM

LABOUR COST FORM

INDIRECT LABOUR COSTS

INDIRECT COST FORM

TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS PER MONTH

TOTAL COST PER SERVICE SUPPLIED

Total costs per month

Total costs per month

Total costs per service

Number of services sold from the sales form

REQUIRED START-UP CAPITAL

Total start-up capital

SALES AND COST PLAN

DIRECT MATERIAL COST

DIRECT LABOUR COST

CASH FLOW PLAN

1 Cash at the start of the month 2 Cash in from sales

CASH FLOW PLAN continued

1 Cash at the start of the month (brought forward)

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